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Flower Drum Song
1961 film by Henry Koster
The Man in the Glass Booth
1975 film by Arthur Hiller
King & Country
1964 British film
One Night with the King
2006 film by Michael O. Sajbel
Judwaa
Judwaa () is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film, directed by David Dhawan, produced by Sajid Nadiadwala and starring Salman Khan, Karisma Kapoor and Rambha with Kader Khan, Dalip Tahil, Shakti Kapoor, Deepak Shirke, Anupam Kher, Satish Shah and Mukesh Rishi in supporting roles. It is a remake of the Telugu film Hello Brother (1994), which in turn is inspired from the Hong Kong action comedy film Twin Dragons (1992) starring Jackie Chan, which itself is a remake of Ranjit Mallick's Bengali film Shathe Shathyang (1982).
Shakti: The Power
2002 film by Krishna Vamsi
About Last Night
2014 film by Steve Pink
The World of Suzie Wong
1960 drama film directed by Richard Quine
Yeh Dillagi
1994 film
Zinda
2006 film by Sanjay Gupta
In Secret
2013 film directed by Charlie Stratton
Hit the Deck
1955 film by Roy Rowland
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1912 film by Lucius J. Henderson produced by Thanhouser Company
Murder
2004 film directed by Anurag Basu
Akele Hum Akele Tum
1995 film by Mansoor Khan
Vicky the Viking
2009 film by Michael Herbig
La Traviata
1982 film by Franco Zeffirelli
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1908 film by Otis Turner
Freud's Last Session
2023 film directed by Matt Brown
Snow White
1916 American silent romantic fantasy film directed by J. Searle Dawley
I Remember Mama
1948 drama film directed by George Stevens
Daddy Long Legs
1955 film by Jean Negulesco
The Doll
1919 film by Ernst Lubitsch
Tumbbad
Tumbbad is a 2018 period folk horror film directed by Rahi Anil Barve and Anand Gandhi, and written by Mitesh Shah, Adesh Prasad, Barve, and Anand Gandhi. It stars Sohum Shah in the lead role as Vinayak Rao, and follows the story of his search for a hidden 20th century treasure in the Indian village of Tumbbad, Maharashtra.
Ghajini
2005 Tamil film directed by A. R. Murugadoss
Camille
1921 silent film
Brewster's Millions
1921 film by Joseph Henabery
Flamingo Road
1949 film by Michael Curtiz
My Fault: London
2025 film directed by Dani Girdwood and Charlotte Fassler
Lost Horizon
1973 musical film by Charles Jarrott
Humraaz
Humraaz (transl. Confidant) is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language romantic thriller film directed by the duo Abbas–Mustan. The film stars Bobby Deol, Akshaye Khanna, and Ameesha Patel⁣⁣ and marks the third collaboration between Deol and the director duo.
Carousel
1956 film by Henry King
Rosaline
2022 film directed by Karen Maine
Upon the Magic Roads
2021 film directed by Oleg Pogodin
Ghulam
1998 film directed by Vikram Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt
Jism
2003 film directed by Amit Saxena
The Mists of Avalon
2001 miniseries by Uli Edel
On the Beach
2000 television film directed by Russell Mulcahy
Nicky Larson and Cupid's Perfume
2018 film directed by Philippe Lacheau
He's a Dragon
2015 Russian romantic fantasy film directed by Indar Dzhendubaev
The Vagabond King
1930 film by Ludwig Berger
Raffles
1930 film by George Fitzmaurice
Deewangee
Deewangee () is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language psychological thriller film directed by Anees Bazmee and produced by Nitin Manmohan. The film stars Ajay Devgn, Akshaye Khanna, and Urmila Matondkar. The music was composed by Ismail Darbar, with lyrics by Salim Bijnori and Nusrat Badr. This was Devgn's first negative role for which he won the Filmfare Award for Best Villain.
Monte Cristo
1922 film by Emmett J. Flynn
The Pajama Game
1957 film by Stanley Donen, George Abbott
Freaky Friday
2018 film directed by Steve Carr
Abhimaan
1973 film by Hrishikesh Mukherjee
The Phantom of the Opera
1990 television film directed by Tony Richardson
Chhaava
Chhaava () is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language epic historical action film based on the life of Sambhaji, the second ruler of the Maratha Empire, who is played by Vicky Kaushal. An adaptation of the Marathi novel Chhava by Shivaji Sawant, it is directed by Laxman Utekar and produced by Dinesh Vijan under Maddock Films. The cast also includes Akshaye Khanna and Rashmika Mandanna.
Lonelyhearts
Lonelyhearts, also known as Miss Lonelyhearts, is a 1958 American drama film directed by Vincent J. Donehue. It is based on the 1957 Broadway play by Howard Teichmann, which in turn is based on the 1933 novel Miss Lonelyhearts by Nathanael West.
The Magnificent Yankee
1950 film by John Sturges
Matango
is a 1963 Japanese horror film directed by Ishirō Honda. The film stars Akira Kubo, Kumi Mizuno and Kenji Sahara. Partially based on William Hope Hodgson's short story "The Voice in the Night", it centers on a group of castaways on an island who are unwittingly altered by a local species of mutagenic mushrooms.
Rip Van Winkle
series of film scenes shot in 1896 and edited into a complete film in 1903
Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare
2025 film directed by Scott Chambers
The Constant Nymph
1943 film by Edmund Goulding
Too Many Husbands
1940 film by Wesley Ruggles
Otello
1906 Italian silent film by Mario Caserini
Hera Pheri
2000 film by Priyadarshan
Chachi 420
1998 film by Kamal Haasan
Double Take
2001 film by George Gallo